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tortoiseshell是什么意思

tortoiseshell

英[ˈtɔːtəsʃel] 美[ˈtɔːrtəsʃel]
  • 复数：tortoiseshells;
    • 相关单词 a blackleg tortoiseshelltortoiseshells
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    • N-UNCOUNT
      龟甲;玳瑁壳
      Tortoiseshell is the hard shell of a kind of sea turtle. It is brown and yellow in colour and is often polished and used to make jewellery and ornaments.
    • ADJ
      龟甲做的;仿玳瑁的
      Tortoiseshell means made of tortoiseshell or made of a material which resembles tortoiseshell.
      例句
      He wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames. 他戴着玳瑁粗框大眼镜。
    • N-COUNT
      (翅膀呈棕色和橘黄色的)蛱蝶
      A tortoiseshell is a butterfly with brown and orange wings.
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    • Noun
      1. the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
      2. brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
      3. a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings